South Africa’s COVID-19 cases spiked by 5 688 in 24 hours taking the national positive cases to 111 796. There were 103 new deaths in the same period, pushing the death toll from the virus to 2 205.
63 of the new deaths took place in the Western Cape, 25 in Gauteng and 15 in the Eastern Cape.
1 416 894 tests have been completed thus far and the number of recoveries to date is 56 874.
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 24 JUNE 2020 | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 19 214 | 17,2 |
| Free State | 889 | 0,8 |
| Gauteng | 26 156 | 23,4 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 6 075 | 5,4 |
| Limpopo | 670 | 0,6 |
| Mpumalanga | 713 | 0,6 |
| North West | 2 618 | 2,3 |
| Northern Cape | 299 | 0,3 |
| Western Cape | 55 162 | 49,3 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0,0 |
| Total | 111 796 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | DEATHS | RECOVERIES |
| Eastern Cape | 346 | 9 668 |
| Free State | 9 | 264 |
| Gauteng | 147 | 5 856 |
| Kwazulu Natal | 91 | 2 947 |
| Limpopo | 5 | 303 |
| Mpumalanga | 2 | 199 |
| North West | 5 | 291 |
| Northern Cape | 1 | 112 |
| Western Cape | 1 599 | 37 234 |
| Total | 2 205 | 56 874 |
Deaths Age Analysis
| AGE | DEATHS | PERCENTAGE |
| 0-9 | 3 | 0,1 |
| 10-19 | 5 | 0,2 |
| 20-29 | 30 | 1,4 |
| 30-39 | 127 | 5,8 |
| 40-49 | 280 | 12,7 |
| 50-59 | 529 | 24,1 |
| 60-69 | 581 | 26,3 |
| 70-79 | 392 | 17,8 |
| 80-89 | 190 | 8,6 |
| 90-99 | 55 | 2,5 |
| 100-109 | 1 | 0,0 |
| Unknown | 12 | 0,5 |
| 2 205 | 100 |
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
** If you think you have been exposed to the COVID-19, please call the government’s 24-hour hotline on 0800 029 999 or visit https://sacoronavirus.co.za/ for more information.
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